Abstract: A vehicle system includes a motor, a first device connected to the motor and configured to supply the motor with power, a fuel cell connected to the first device and configured to charge the first device, a second device connected to the fuel cell, a first converter interposed between the fuel cell and the first device and configured to adjust a voltage from one of the fuel cell or the first device and to supply power to the other, a second converter interposed between the fuel cell and the second device and configured to adjust a voltage from the second device and to apply the adjusted voltage to the fuel cell, and a third converter interposed between the first device and the second device and configured to adjust a voltage from one of the first device or the second device and to supply power to the other.

Abstract: A connector includes a connector body, terminals installed in the connector body, and lock devices fit to the connector body. The connector body includes mating guide parts that are formed on both ends of the connector body in a longitudinal direction and are fit in mating-connector-side mating guide parts formed on both ends of a mating connector body of a mating connector in the longitudinal direction. The lock devices include sliders attached to the mating guide parts to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the connector body. The sliders each include a pair of right and left locking protrusions. When the connector body is mated with the mating connector body, the locking protrusions engage with mating reinforcement brackets installed on the mating connector body.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing and terminals held by the housing, the housing includes flat plate-like terminal holding portions and contact portion storage opening opened to lower faces of the terminal holding portions. The terminals each have a main body, a U-shaped contact portion that is connected to a front end of the main body and protrudes downward, and a tip portion connected to a front end of the contact portion. The contact portion includes a pair of leg portions extending downward, and a bottom portion coupling lower ends of the leg portions to each other. The main body and the tip portion are integrally connected and held by the terminal holding portions, and the contact portion is stored in the contact portion storage opening.

Abstract: Provided is a connector comprising: a connector body; a terminal attached to the connector body; and a slider attached to the connector body, wherein the connector body includes mating-guide parts formed on two ends, in the longitudinal direction, of the connector body; the mating guide parts mate with counterpart mating-guide parts formed on the two ends, in the longitudinal direction, of a counterpart connector body of a counterpart connector; the slider includes a front-side locking part and a rear-side locking part, and is slidable, in the longitudinal direction of the connector body, between a locked position and an unlocked position; and once the connector body mates with the counterpart connector body, and the slider slides and thus reaches the locked position, the front-side locking part and the rear-side locking part engage with a right-and-left pair of to-be-locked parts of the counterpart locking member attached to each of the counterpart mating-guide part.

Abstract: A vehicle system of the present invention includes: a motor configured to drive a vehicle; a high voltage storage device connected to the motor and configured to supply the motor with power; a fuel cell connected to the high voltage storage device and configured to charge the high voltage storage device; and a low voltage storage device connected to the fuel cell. The vehicle system includes: a bidirectional first voltage converter interposed between the fuel cell and the high voltage storage device, and configured to adjust a voltage at either of the fuel cell or the high voltage storage device and to supply power to the other; and a second voltage converter interposed between the fuel cell and the low voltage storage device, and configured to adjust a voltage at the low voltage storage device and to apply the adjusted voltage to the fuel cell.

Abstract: Disclosed is a coin handling apparatus 1 including: a transport unit 8 including a transport disk which moves a coin along a coin track; sorting units each of which sorts the coin when the coin falls into any of openings; a fall detector which detects the opening into which the coin has fallen; a motor which allows the transport disk to rotate; and a controller (controller) which stops the motor upon determining an occurrence of a transport error in the coin track, and identifies the opening into which the coin has fallen after the stop of the motor and during recovery from the transport error based on a detection result of the fall detector.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing and terminals held by the housing, the housing includes flat plate-like terminal holding portions and contact portion storage opening opened to lower faces of the terminal holding portions. The terminals each have a main body, a U-shaped contact portion that is connected to a front end of the main body and protrudes downward, and a tip portion connected to a front end of the contact portion. The contact portion includes a pair of leg portions extending downward, and a bottom portion coupling lower ends of the leg portions to each other. The main body and the tip portion are integrally connected and held by the terminal holding portions, and the contact portion is stored in the contact portion storage opening.

Abstract: Provided is a connector comprising: a connector body; a terminal attached to the connector body; and a slider attached to the connector body, wherein the connector body includes mating-guide parts formed on two ends, in the longitudinal direction, of the connector body; the mating guide parts mate with counterpart mating-guide parts formed on the two ends, in the longitudinal direction, of a counterpart connector body of a counterpart connector; the slider includes a front-side locking part and a rear-side locking part, and is slidable, in the longitudinal direction of the connector body, between a locked position and an unlocked position; and once the connector body mates with the counterpart connector body, and the slider slides and thus reaches the locked position, the front-side locking part and the rear-side locking part engage with a right-and-left pair of to-be-locked parts of the counterpart locking member attached to each of the counterpart mating-guide part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a generator unit (1) having a housing (10), a fuel cell device (20), which is arranged in an interior space (10a) of the housing (10), a gas-carrying duct (30) having an upstream opening (30a) and a downstream opening (30b), a valve (40), which is provided, in particular set up, to connect the interior space (10a) to the duct (30) at least at times in a gas-carrying manner, a driving device (50), which moves gas within the duct (30) from the upstream opening (30a) to the downstream opening (30b), and a sensor device (60), which is arranged in a downstream direction of the duct (30) starting from the valve (40) and is designed to detect at least one parameter of the gas. The present invention also relates to a method for monitoring a generator unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a generator unit (1) comprising a housing (100) having at least one opening (112), a fuel cell device, which is arranged in the housing (100), a tail pipe device (200) having at least one exhaust pipe (210), which is connected to the fuel cell device in a gas-carrying manner and extends through the opening (112) of the housing (100), and an insulator (220), which extends at least in an area between an outer wall of the exhaust pipe (210) and an edge of the opening (112) and, in particular, reduces, in particular, at least for the most part, prevents, heat transfer from the exhaust pipe (210) to the housing (100). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a tail pipe device (200) for use in a generator unit (1) of the type described here.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for shutting down a generator unit (1) comprising a fuel cell device (100) having the steps (a) shutdown of a current generation via a control unit (510); (b) detection of at least one anode temperature of an anode (122) of the fuel cell device (100), in particular during a cool-down process; (c) blocking of an escape of carbon monoxide from an anode chamber (120) in which the anode (122) is arranged at least partially, in particular, at least for the most part, completely, if the anode temperature is higher than the first limit temperature T1; (d) at least partial removal of carbon monoxide from an anode chamber (120) in which the anode (122) is arranged at least in part, in particular, at least for the most part, completely, if the anode temperature falls below a first limit temperature T1. The present invention further relates to a generator unit (1), a vehicle having this generator unit (1) and a use of this generator unit (1).

Abstract: A connector body includes mating guide parts formed on each longitudinal end and mating with counterpart mating guide parts formed on both longitudinal ends of a counterpart connector body of a counterpart connector. Each reinforcing bracket includes a pair of left/right slide guides disposed on the mating guide parts and being engageable with a pair of left/right slide engagement parts of a counterpart reinforcing bracket mounted to a counterpart mating guide part. One reinforcing bracket further includes a receiving member capable of emerging/submerging. When the counterpart mating guide part is mated with the mating guide part, the receiving member submerges. When the slide engagement part engages with the slide guide and the counterpart mating guide part slides on the mating guide part, the receiving member emerges and latches the counterpart mating guide part.

Abstract: A connector includes a connector body, terminals installed in the connector body, and lock devices fit to the connector body. The connector body includes mating guide parts that are formed on both ends of the connector body in a longitudinal direction and are fit in mating-connector-side mating guide parts formed on both ends of a mating connector body of a mating connector in the longitudinal direction. The lock devices include sliders attached to the mating guide parts to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the connector body. The sliders each include a pair of right and left locking protrusions. When the connector body is mated with the mating connector body, the locking protrusions engage with mating reinforcement brackets installed on the mating connector body.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a first fuel cell stack; and a second fuel cell stack with lower output voltage than the first fuel cell stack, a pre-switching stack configured by the first fuel cell stack or the second fuel cell stack, a step-up stack configured by the first fuel cell stack or the second fuel cell stack, a post-switching stack configured by at least the first fuel cell stack, and steps up voltage of the step-up stack with the pre-switching stack connected to the load and then switches to a connection state where the post-switching stack is connected to the load.

Abstract: An electricity converter for controlling an output of the fuel cell, a battery for storing electricity of the fuel cell, and a load device that operates by electricity of at least one of the fuel cell or the battery are included. Further provided is a controller that calculates current chargeable electricity of the battery, load device electricity currently consumed by the load device and current generable electricity of the fuel cell, and decreases the output of the fuel cell by the electricity converter when the generable electricity is equal-to or more-than a combined value of the chargeable electricity and the load device electricity.

Abstract: A receptacle connector is provided with a slider and a first securing metal fitting. The slider can slide between a locking position where the slider locks a plug connector and a lock releasing position where the slider is separated from the plug connector to an outer side in a longitudinal direction such that locking of the plug connector is released. The first securing metal fitting has the hook, and the slider has the first engageable part that engages with the hook to retain the slider in a selected position.

Abstract: A receptacle connector is provided with a slider and a first securing metal fitting. The slider can slide between a locking position where the slider locks a plug connector and a lock releasing position where the slider is separated from the plug connector to an outer side in a longitudinal direction such that locking of the plug connector is released. The first securing metal fitting has the hook, and the slider has the first engageable part that engages with the hook.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a first fuel cell stack; and a second fuel cell stack with lower output voltage than the first fuel cell stack, a pre-switching stack configured by the first fuel cell stack or the second fuel cell stack, a step-up stack configured by the first fuel cell stack or the second fuel cell stack, a post-switching stack configured by at least the first fuel cell stack, and steps up voltage of the step-up stack with the pre-switching stack connected to the load and then switches to a connection state where the post-switching stack is connected to the load.

Abstract: An electricity converter for controlling an output of the fuel cell, a battery for storing electricity of the fuel cell, and a load device that operates by electricity of at least one of the fuel cell or the battery are included. Further provided is a controller that calculates current chargeable electricity of the battery, load device electricity currently consumed by the load device and current generable electricity of the fuel cell, and decreases the output of the fuel cell by the electricity converter when the generable electricity is equal-to or more-than a combined value of the chargeable electricity and the load device electricity.

Abstract: A soft switching system DC-DC converter includes a switching element, a transformer or a reactor, and a controller configured to control a switching operation of the switching element; and carries out the switching operation of the switching element in a state that a voltage or a current to be applied to the switching element is zero. In a case where a required output value of the DC-DC converter is lower than the minimum output over which soft switching is established, the controller controls the operation of the switching element so that an operation period in which an output of the DC-DC converter becomes the minimum output or higher and a stop period in which the output becomes zero are alternately repeated.